Ambassadors from 12 countries are accused of going outside their jurisdiction, and undermining the institutions of marriage and the family, by endorsing a June 2012 gay pride parade in Sofia, Bulgaria.

“We see nothing but purposeful political pressure to blur the conventional boundaries of our society and to erode its attitudes concerning the family institution,” representatives from 20 civic and family organizations told the diplomats in a formal letter of protest, made public July 12.

Ambassadors from the U.S., U.K., Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Finland, France, the Netherlands, Norway, and Serbia were criticized in the complaint for declaring their support for the June 30 Sofia Pride March.

Society and Values Association (SVA)

is civil organization registered on June 7, 2007, by a group of proactive citizens. SVA mission is to educate, motivate and mobilize more like-minded citizens to uphold values and policies that protect the human dignity and freedom, marriage and family at a National and European level, so we can see healthy families and societies.